Manager, Business Strategy COVEC

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Overview

Reporting directly to the Vice President, Business Strategy, South LAC, with a dual reporting line to the COVEC Cluster Lead, this role leads Mastercard’s strategy agenda across Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana, and Suriname, while supporting broader South Division priorities.

As a member of both the South LAC Strategy team and the COVEC Leadership Team, the role partners across the organization to shape strategic priorities, identify new growth opportunities, evaluate investments and business initiatives, support key decision-making processes, and drive execution against critical business objectives. The position works closely with leadership teams across markets, products, services, operations, finance, legal, public affairs, people, and other functions to ensure alignment, mobilize resources, and deliver measurable business impact.

The role serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, helping translate market opportunities, industry trends, and business challenges into actionable strategies that accelerate growth, strengthen Mastercard’s competitive position, and support the delivery of cluster and divisional objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of Mastercard’s strategic priorities across COVEC and support selected South Division initiatives.
• Identify, assess, and prioritize growth opportunities across customers, products, services, payment flows, partnerships, and emerging business models.
• Develop market assessments, business cases, financial analyses, strategic recommendations, and investment evaluations to support decision-making and resource allocation.
• Drive strategic initiatives from concept through execution, coordinating across multiple stakeholders and ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Support annual strategic planning, business reviews, operating reviews, and executive governance processes.
• Monitor performance against strategic objectives and key business metrics, identifying risks, opportunities, and actions required to drive results.
• Develop presentations, reports, and recommendations for regional, divisional, and global leadership audiences.
• Provide insights on industry trends, competitive dynamics, regulatory developments, and emerging opportunities impacting Mastercard and its customers.
• Support special projects, executive requests, and other high-priority initiatives across the cluster and division.

All About You

• 8+ years of experience in strategy, management consulting, business development, financial services, payments, fintech, or related industries.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex strategic and cross-functional initiatives in dynamic environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including business case development, market assessment, financial analysis, and strategic planning.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear insights and actionable recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment across a matrixed organization.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, including experience preparing materials for executive audiences.
• Self-starter with strong project management skills and a proven ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or other advanced degree preferred.

• Fluent in English and Spanish.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;

• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.